Antigenic classification of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi isolates from small mammals trapped in developing oil palm complex in Peninsular Malaysia.
Fifty-one Rickettsia tsutsugamushi isolates from small mammals collected in central Peninsular Malaysia serologically characterized by direct immunofluorescence using eight prototype strains. Karp-related (TA763, TA686, TA716) antigens were found in 90.2% of the isolates.
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology*; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000635:transmission; D012703:Serotyping; D014197:Trees